Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D onyour answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrasethat best fits each of the numbered blanks from 34 to 38.
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) _______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how (35) ________ contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances.
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) ________ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socio-economic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ________ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38) _________, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell)
A. expectation
B. insurance
C. expectancy
D. assurance
GOOD FRIENDS
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) _______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how (35) ________ contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances.
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) ________ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to another city and was independent of factors such as socio-economic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ________ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38) _________, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O'Dell)
A. expectation
B. insurance
C. expectancy
D. assurance
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:
A. expectation: sự mong đợi
B. insurance: bảo hiểm
C. expectancy (n): triển vọng
D. assurance: bảo đảm
Cụm từ: life expectancy: tuổi thọ
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) expectancy to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu rất ngạc nhiên khi biết được rằng tình bạn đã giúp tăng tuổi thọ nhiều hơn so với khi tiếp xúc với trẻ nhỏ và các mối quan hệ khác.
Giải thích:
A. expectation: sự mong đợi
B. insurance: bảo hiểm
C. expectancy (n): triển vọng
D. assurance: bảo đảm
Cụm từ: life expectancy: tuổi thọ
Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (36) expectancy to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives.
Tạm dịch: Các nhà nghiên cứu rất ngạc nhiên khi biết được rằng tình bạn đã giúp tăng tuổi thọ nhiều hơn so với khi tiếp xúc với trẻ nhỏ và các mối quan hệ khác.
Đáp án C.